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HATESPHERE To Support KORN In Denmark

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have been confirmed as the support act for KORN on September 14 at the Valby Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. HATESPHERE will release their new album, "The Sickness Within", in the U.S. on September 27 via SPV Records (one day earlier internationally). The follow-up to 2004...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Final National Radio Appearance With Whole Band To Re-Air Next Week

Nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" will rebroadcast a special encore interview with ALICE IN CHAINS on Monday, September 5 beginning at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. A show description at the "Rockline" web site reads as follows: "It is extremely rare for 'Rockline' to re-broadcast a Specia...

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THE HUMAN CONDITION: Former SACRED REICH Guitarist To Open For OVERKILL In Arizona

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, will be opening for OVERKILL on September 22 at The Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe, AZ. Also appearing on the bill will be MOTIVE. THE HUMAN CONDITION have posted audio samples from their recently compl...

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Original ANTHRAX Singer Talks About Group's Early Years

Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with original ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: For those who don't know the story how did you get involved with the guys in ANTHRAX? Neil Turbin: "Well, it's pretty interesting, actually. I w...

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AT ALL COST To Release Full-Length Debut In September

Combat Records has announced the release of the first full-length album by AT ALL COST, titled "It's Time to Decide", on September 20. The recently resurrected Combat Records is a joint venture between KOCH Records and Entertainment Services Unlimited. Austin, TX-based AT ALL COST, who previously re...

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Gold Becomes Sacrifice

CANNAE's third album and the first one I've heard, "Gold Becomes Sacrifice", snorts, snarls, and kicks 90-pound weaklings in the face. As far as sheer heaviness is concerned, the quintet leaves bomb craters in its wake. Except for the brief instrumental, "Collapse", "Gold Becomes Sacrifice" continue...

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Gutter Phenomenon

Two years of touring anywhere and everywhere in support of 2003's "Hot Damn!" has paid off in helping Buffalo's EVERY TIME I DIE create an album that comes as close to harnessing the energy of the band's raucous live performances as it's likely to ever get. One of the "scene's" strongest live acts,...

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PARALLAX Frontman Killed In Cave Incident

MTV.com is reporting that Blake Donner, singer of Utah-based hardcore band PARALLAX, was killed last week with three friends when they tried to swim to an underground chamber inside a Utah cave via an underwater passageway. PARALLAX had been working on the band's debut LP, which will still be releas...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman: SHARON And BRUCE Are Both 'At Fault' In OZZFEST Feud

The Daily Texan spoke this week with Tim Lambesis, bandleader of Ozzfest second-stage act AS I LAY DYING, about the tour thus far, their new album, and the bitter feud between IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson and Sharon Osbourne. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Daily Texan: I actually just read f...

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OZZFEST, Hang Your Head In Shame: The Backstage Perspective

The manager of a well-known heavy metal band (*NOT* IRON MAIDEN) who attended this past weekend's Ozzfest show at the Hyundai Pavillion in Devore, California has submitted the following first-hand account of the evening that will surely go down as one of the most shameful moments in recent rock hist...

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MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD: 'Merciless' Cover Banned

According to Roadrunner Records U.K., New York hardcore legends MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD are in trouble again. The artwork for the group's upcoming third album, "Merciless", has both U.S. distributor RED and Roadrunner ready to shelve the album. "We had no idea this would happen this time," swore the gro...

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Empires

Still not old enough to drink legally in the United the States, Bay Area youths ANIMOSITY release album number two, "Empires". Much respect goes to the band for sticking to the heavy stuff, rather than applying the eyeliner and riding a breakdown to emoville. On 2002's Tribunal Records debut, "Shut...

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The Dawn

BEDLIGHT FOR BLUE EYES' "The Dawn" is not a metal or hardcore album. It's a rock album with pop songwriting and sappy lyrics. The band has more in common with DEL AMITRI than ATREYU. If that's not your thing, then stop reading now. I can appreciate this heartfelt radio-friendly rock as much as the n...

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HELLFEST Organizer Suspected Of 'Terrorizing' Arena Parking Lot Following Cancellation

Scott Frost of The Trentonian has issued the following report: A coup of screaming Hellfest supporters terrorized the parking lot of the Sovereign Bank Arena [Friday, August 19], turning the spot of the canceled three-day event into their own personal demolition derby. Witnesses said the Hellfest bu...

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AMEN Frontman CASEY CHAOS: 'Bloodied, Broken And Penniless Yet Again'

AMEN frontman Casey Chaos has issued the following statement: "First off, I want to say 'Thank you' to everyone that has ever been a part of this rollercoaster of a life called AMEN. On both sides of the stage, it has been an honor to be able to have released three albums on three different ...